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Etymology
From L. videlicet ‘that is to say, namely’, short for videre licet ‘it is permissible to see, it is allowed to see’. The z is originally not a letter but the usual Middle Latin twirl that was used as a shorthand symbol for the ending -et.

Pronunciation
Usually read out as namely. Otherwise pronounced as follows:
IPA|/vIz/

Adverb
viz.

1. dated namely, as follows, that is to say

#: rfdate Infantry – First Regiment, … composed of eight companies, viz: Company A, W. C. Allen, … (The Vigilance Committee of ’56, James O’Meara)

Usage notes
Often used to introduce a list or series.

Translations
trans-top|abbreviation for namely
Dutch: nl., t.t.z. italbrac|Belgium
trans-mid
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